Category Archives: half siblings

Stop Cain and Abel From Entering Your Family- Have Family Meetings with Kids

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

Family meetings are an excellent tool to listen to both sides of a sibling argument. They provide a safe arena where you can impose rules about each person taking a turn to express his or her viewpoint. Continue reading →

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What is a sibling?

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

Exactly what is a sibling. This seems so basic- we always think we know what a brother or sister is . Continue reading →

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What Check List Do You Or Your Midlife siblings need during summer visit to aging parents?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

Here is a checklist for midlife siblings to take , on your summer visit I have given you ten red flags to watch for when you spend time with aging parents. This means you may have to get out your magnifying glass, like Sherlock Holmes, and really look for clues. Continue reading →

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Midlife Sibling Family Disaster plan- Agenda for Family Meeting

Posted on July 8, 2012 by

You need a disaster plan because older people are more likely to die in heat wave disasters like the broiling one this week. Continue reading →

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What Is a Sibling Family Meeting? Fast Flash Directions

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

A sibling family meeting is a conference between sibling to solve large or small sibling problems . Continue reading →

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Mad Men Season 5- Will there be Rebellious 60’s Siblings?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

But one great social change in the Madmen plot, that isn’t talked, about much is the change in the lives of siblings. Siblings rules in the 40’s and 50’s included to be seen not heard and never rebel, rules that icy Betsy Draper imposes on Sally and Dick Continue reading →

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Late Life Remarriage=I Am My Own In- Law?

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Get ready for the future. In twenty-first century midlife, not only do we frequently get divorced and remarried, but our aging parents do as well. Sometimes shockingly, we may acquire unexpected stepsiblings through a parent’s unforeseen late-life marriage. Continue reading →

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